More than Petticoats: Remarkable New York Women

Presents the intriguing biographies of twelve exceptional women who made an impact not just on their home state, but on the nation and the world.Deborah Dunch Moody, a dangerous woman --Kateri Tekakwitha, the lily of the Mohawks --Sybil Ludington, the female Paul Revere --Emma Hart Willard, champion of education for women --Amelia Jenks Bloomer, the well-dressed suffragist --Harriet Tubman, the Moses of her people --Emily Warren Roebling, an unlikely bridge builder --Katharine Bement Davis, prison reformer --Mary Burnett Talbert, advocate of equality --Sara Josephine Baker, champion of health care for children --Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, patron of American art --Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker Movement